Overview
- Todd Meadows, 25, fell overboard on Feb. 25 about 170 miles north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, with the Aleutian Lady’s report reaching Coast Guard watchstanders at 5:05 p.m. local time.
- He was pulled back aboard roughly 10 minutes later, found unresponsive, and resuscitation attempts failed before the crew transported him to Dutch Harbor.
- Officials said an autopsy was completed at the Anchorage Medical Examiner’s Office and the remains were released, but an official cause of death has not been made public.
- Captain Rick Shelford paid tribute to Meadows as a valued new crew member, and Discovery Channel called his death a devastating loss for the fishing community.
- Outlets report the incident happened during production for Season 22 and that filming wrapped shortly afterward, while a GoFundMe for Meadows’ three sons has raised more than $32,000 as of Tuesday evening.